85. BLOOM’S TAXONOMY “Bloom’s Taxonomy is a guide to educational learning objectives. It is the primary focus of most traditional education.”

Logical Question: What is Bloom’s Taxonomy? Bloom’s Taxonomy was created in 1956 by educational psychologist Dr. Benjamin Bloom in order to promote higher forms of thinking in education, such as analyzing and evaluating concepts, processes, procedures, and principles, rather than just remembering facts.

Bloom’s Taxonomy is very important for educators because it is a model for learning objectives and levels of complexity and specificity. It was recently revised.

Logical Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge Knowledge Verbs Include: Define Recall Name List Memorize Relate Repeat Label Record Knowledge is recall of information, discovery, observation, listing, locating, naming.

Logical Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy Comprehension Comprehension Verbs Include: Restate Report Tell Locate Express Describe Explain Identify Recognize Translate Interpret Confirm Paraphrase Match Comprehension is understanding, translating, summarizing, demonstrating, discussing.

Logical Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy Application Application Verbs Include: Apply Show Illustrate Use Demonstrate Report Schedule Practice Employ Dramatize Model Produce Application is using and applying knowledge, using problem solving methods, manipulating, designing, experimenting.

Logical Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy Analysis Analysis is identifying and analyzing patterns, organizing of ideas, recognizing trends. Analysis Verbs Include: Distinguish Debate Differentiate Question Diagram Calculate Solve Test Analyze Experiment Examine Relate

Logical Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy Synthesis Synthesis is using old concepts to create new ideas, design and invention, composing, imagining, inferring, modifying, predicting, combining. Synthesis Verbs Include: Compose Set up Collect Propose Manage Create Formulate Plan Organize Assemble Design Prepare Construct Arrange

Logical Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy Evaluation Evaluation Verbs Include: Estimate Value Measure Compare Appraise Assess Evaluate Predict Select Choose Score Rate Evaluation is assessing theories, comparison of ideas, evaluating outcomes, solving, judging, recommending, rating.

Logical Skill: A better list of Bloom’s Verbs

Who was Harold Bloom and what do you think of his taxonomy? Can arranging verbs help us think differently? How? BRAINSTORM

Writing #85: What is Bloom’s Taxonomy and what are the domains? (Define) Bloom’s Taxonomy is __________________________________ . (Explain) It is important to be used by teachers because _____________ ___________________________________________________________. (Example) The six revised domains are _____________, _____________, _____________, _______________, _____________, ______________. (Describe) For me personally, I think Bloom’s Taxonomy is ____________ because ________________________________________________ .